Raleigh County, WV
The federal environmental record for Raleigh County (population 72,356): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
2
federal cleanup sites
0
PFAS-detecting water systems
3
TRI facilities
17
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
No public water system serving Raleigh reported a PFAS detection in the UCMR5 national testing round. Systems serving under 3,300 people were only sampled in part, so absence from this table is not proof of absence in the water.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
3 facilities in Raleigh filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 27k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARFORK COAL CO | WHITESVILLE | Ammonia | 27k lb |
| CENTRAL SUPPLY CO OF WV - MABSCOTT PLANT | MABSCOTT | Lead And Lead Compounds | 9 lb |
| CUE OF WEST VIRGINIA LLC | MOUNT HOPE | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 390 tank facilities in Raleigh: 190 tanks in service and 916 closed. 147 fuel releases are on record, of which 17 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Raleigh as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Raleigh, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- APPALACHIAN SOIL/WATER CONS RES LABBEAVER
- BARKER JUNK CO, INCMABSCOTT